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Last year’s scary movies will be tough to beat — from the new Scream to Terrifier 2 and The Black Phone — there were plenty of thrills and chills to be had. But horror fans can rest easy in knowing that 2023 will be another hauntingly good year for the genre. From dark takes on classic children’s stories to reboots of hit horror franchises from the ’70s, this year will have you peeking out from under the covers for months to come.

For die-hard horror fanatics, scary movies aren’t just for October, which is why we compiled a list of highly anticipated scary movies premiering all year long. Keep checking back here regularly, as we’ll be updating it in real-time when new movies are announced and trailers drop on YouTube.

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When it premieres: January 6, 2023

What it’s about: If you’re a fan of the Child’s Play movies or that creepy Black Mirror episode with Miley Cyrus and the doll, then this is the movie for you. What happens when a robotic, anthropomorphic doll becomes a little girl’s new best friend? Nothing good.

Watch the trailer here

When it premieres: January 6, 2023 on Netflix

What it’s about: This ominous movie follows a detective named Augustus Landor (Christian Bale) who is investigating the homicide of a West Point cadet. When he realizes the victim’s fellow cadets won’t help him solve the case, Augustus enlists the help of one cadet, a young man known as Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling) — yes, that Edgar Allan Poe.

FYI, Harry Melling is best-known for playing the vile Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter movies, so getting to see him in a totally different type of role sounds like a real treat.

Watch the teaser here

When it premieres: January 17, 2023

What it’s about: Featuring Aaron Samuels from Mean Girls, aka actor Jonathan Bennett, this Colton Tran-directed horror film follows five friends who get snowed in at an isolated cabin over New Year’s Eve and slowly start to go mad.

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When it premieres: February 3, 2023

What it’s about: A vacationing family of three minding their own business are soon taken hostage by a gang of four mysterious strangers. According to them, the family must make a choice to stop the apocalypse from happening.

This M. Night Shyamalan-directed movie that stars Harry Potter‘s Rupert Grint is based on Paul Tremblay’s 2018 novel, The Cabin at the End of the World.

Watch the trailer here

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Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey

When it premieres: February 15, 2023

What it’s about: Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet are NOT your friends in this slasher movie about the Hundred Acre Wood characters.

After Christopher Robin (Nikolai Leon) leaves his childhood friends to go to college, they feel abandoned and quickly turn murderous. Their rampage hits a new high, though, when Christopher eventually returns to the forest to introduce his old friends to his new wife.

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When it premieres: February 24, 2023

What it’s about: What’s more terrifying than coming face-to-face with a bear? Coming face-to-face with a bear that’s high on cocaine and “out of its mind.”

Based on a true story (yes, really!), this horror-comedy follows a bear who consumed a bunch of coke and goes on a drug-fueled killing spree.

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When it premieres: March 10, 2023

What it’s about: A follow-up to the 2022 smash hit Scream (the fifth in the Ghost Face series), this sixth installment follows the four survivors who ditch the fictional town of Woodsboro, California to start a new life in New York City. Naturally, though, they can’t escape Ghost Face’s clutches.

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega reprises her role as Tara, and Scream 4‘s Hayden Panettiere returns to the franchise as Kirby. Unfortunately, the saga’s beloved “final girl,” Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), will not be in this movie due to disagreements over salary.

When it premieres: April 14, 2023

What it’s about: Remember when the entire internet freaked out over those pics of Nicolas Cage walking around New Orleans dressed as Dracula? Well, it was for this movie.

For those who don’t know the original Dracula story by Bram Stoker (or haven’t seen the 1931 Universal classic), Renfield is Dracula’s henchman.

Renfield is a horror-comedy that follows the exploits of Renfield (Nicholas Hoult), who ditches his job working for Dracula (Nicolas Cage) after he falls in love with a traffic cop named Rebecca Quincy (Awkwafina).

When it premieres: April 21, 2023

What it’s about: The fifth installment in the Evil Dead franchise, this movie is about two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short when they’re forced to battle sinister creatures known as Deadites.

When it premieres: October 13, 2023

What it’s about: Fifty years after the original The Exorcist premiered in theaters, a new sequel is joining the franchise. This particular film will be a direct sequel to the 1973 classic, according to Bloody Disgusting.

After a 12-year-old girl becomes possessed by a demon, her mother frantically tries to get help from someone who’s gone through the same experience.

When it premieres: TBD 2023

What it’s about: Based on the Stephen King book of the same name, Salem’s Lot is about a New England town that becomes overrun with vampires. A novelist and a ragtag group of misfits take on the bloody villains to save the town.

A TV miniseries was adapted from the book in 1979, but this new version will be a feature-length movie.

When it premieres: TBD 2023

What it’s about: Riverdale‘s Madelaine Petsch stars in this reboot of the chilling 2008 film of the same name. (A sequel titled The Strangers: Prey at Night premiered in 2018 and starred Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin‘s Bailee Madison.)

A young couple is forced to make a pit stop at an isolated AirBnB in Oregon and are stalked by three masked strangers.

Per Fangoria, this film is supposedly the first installment in a new trilogy.

Stacey Grant
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Stacey Grant is a senior editor at Seventeen who runs the brand’s Snapchat Discover channel.

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